linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Introduce freeze_super and thaw

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Date:	Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:25:15 +1100
From:	Nigel Cunningham <ncunningham@...a.org.au>
To:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
CC:	Josef Bacik <josef@...hat.com>, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, chris.mason@...cle.com, hch@....de
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Introduce freeze_super and thaw_super for the fsfreeze
 ioctl

Hi.

On 24/03/10 11:21, Al Viro wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 10:55:45AM +1100, Nigel Cunningham wrote:
>> Hi again.
>>
>> On 24/03/10 10:52, Nigel Cunningham wrote:
>>>> I've stayed away from TuxOnIce flamefests and I've no idea how
>>>> representative
>>>> that snippet is, but if it *does* match the general code quality in
>>>> there...
>>>> Ouch.
>>>
>>> Locking isn't necessary because of the freezing.
>>
>> Err, freezer, I mean.
>
> Even leaving aside the accuracy of that (and I seriously doubt it), this
> is completely wrong since *code* *gets* *copied*.

Ok. That's a fair enough point. I'll add locking.

Regards,

Nigel
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